Special
Austrian films with English subtitles

Waldheims Walzer

Original version with English subtitles (no more shows planned at the moment)
Poster
Waldheims Walzer Poster (Source: themoviedb.org)
Director
Ruth Beckermann
Cast
Kurt Waldheim (archive footage)
Plot Outline

Ruth Beckermann documents the process of uncovering former UN Secretary General Kurt Waldheim’s wartime past. It shows the swift succession of new allegations by the World Jewish Congress during his Austrian presidential campaign, the denial by the Austrian political class, the outbreak of anti-Semitism and patriotism, which finally led to his election.

Genre
Documentary
Runtime
93 minutes
Production country
AT
Released
2018